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Jul
08
NYC Public Schools Plan To Reopen On Part-Time Basis

NYC Public Schools Plan To Reopen On Part-Time Basis

(Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – NYC public schools are planning on reopening on a part-time basis in the
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Jul
08
NYC preschools can reopen. Expect teachers in masks and fewer teddy bears.

NYC preschools can reopen. Expect teachers in masks and fewer teddy bears.

Photo by Charles Deluvio on UnsplashBy Christina Veiga, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/7/
4 min read
Jun
30
Student funding, NYPD in schools, summer youth programs: What you should know about NYC’s budget deal

Student funding, NYPD in schools, summer youth programs: What you should know about NYC’s budget deal

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability. Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability. City Hall. Monday, June
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Jun
24
Wondering When You Will Get The $420 Per Public School Student Food Benefits?

Wondering When You Will Get The $420 Per Public School Student Food Benefits?

Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBROOKLYN –  At the end of May, it was announced that through a federal relief effort,
2 min read
Jun
19
NYC Education Panel Calls For Ending NYPD School Safety Oversight

NYC Education Panel Calls For Ending NYPD School Safety Oversight

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBy Christina Veiga, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/18/21296509/
3 min read
Jun
18
Juneteenth in Brooklyn: Activism, Education, And Other Ways To Participate

Juneteenth in Brooklyn: Activism, Education, And Other Ways To Participate

This year June 19th – Juneteenth – is marking the 155th years since the last proclamation of the end of slavery, as
2 min read
Jun
17
A Black teacher questioned Eva Moskowitz’s response to George Floyd’s death. Now, Success Academy is facing bigger questions about race.

A Black teacher questioned Eva Moskowitz’s response to George Floyd’s death. Now, Success Academy is facing bigger questions about race.

Success Academy students at the “Slam the Exam” pep rally held at the Barclays Center in 2018 (Photo: Pamela Wong/
6 min read
Jun
15
Funding for Youth and Social Services Shows The True Priorities of The City

Funding for Youth and Social Services Shows The True Priorities of The City

Kids participate in a Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation youth program. Courtesy of Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation.Mayor de
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Jun
12
NYC educators demand reforms, and reevaluate their own classrooms, after George Floyd’s killing

NYC educators demand reforms, and reevaluate their own classrooms, after George Floyd’s killing

At the Muslims Against Police Brutality Protest. (Photo via Omar Ali, with permission)By Christina Veiga, originally published in Chalkbeat
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Jun
11
Here’s what reopening NYC schools could look like this fall, according to a memo from Carranza

Here’s what reopening NYC schools could look like this fall, according to a memo from Carranza

NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Christina Veiga, Alex Zimmerman, and Reema Amin, originally
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